Austin City Limits 2013

Still a month or so away from a lineup release, but how does this fest stack up to the competition? A buddy of mine is trying to get me to go to Lolla, but given the crossover between that, Outside Lands, and Coachella, and given that I've never been to Austin, I'm intrigued by ACL. And if they get Atoms for Peace, that'd be huge.

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Depeche is pretty strongly rumored and has been for months? now. pretty sure jen hinted at it back in december or january.

a reporter in austin who relayed similar depeche info also said the cure were in talks for ACL but my take is that he misinterpreted the cure negotiating with c3 for lolla as then being lined up for ACL. i just can't see NIN/Depeche Mode/the Cure headlining ACL.

also muse has rumors behind them, but i don't know where those are coming from.

Originally Posted by canexplain

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pretty sure i'm skipping OSL this year and doing ACL. Depeche, Springsteen, NIN would get me there in a heartbeat. fucking love Austin, and need to be out there in the Fall anyways to get things locked up for SXSW

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Capacity is 75,000. I'm not sure why it sells out so incredibly fast. University of Texas is in Austin which could explain some of it. 50,000 students are enrolled there and Austin is a very music friendly city so I think it's a combination of the two. Lots of early twentysomethings in a musical city. There is a good amount of people 35 and older that attend each year as well. More so than any other major festival I've been to. Also, ACL is one of the biggest festivals in the US and since C3 took it over they've provided it with a lineup fairly similar to Lollapalooza each year. So I think it's a combination of the lineup and location that help it sell out so fast.

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it's a good festival and run very well, but it is a nightmare for anyone that drives. parking is expensive too unless you want to park a mile or two away from the park. i wish they had a parking pass option like other festivals because being in the middle of a city means that pretty much every parking lot near the festival puts up tow away zone signs.